Year Three LIFE Week

The Year Threes had a wonderful LIFE Week that focused on many different aspects of their learning. Our aim was to answer the Big Ideas question, “What would schools of the future be like?”

We visited Scitech and the planetarium to learn more about Science and to compare the way they help people understand concepts to how children had to learn in the olden days. Students also had the opportunity to experience an olden day classroom by dressing up in periodic clothing, to play olden day games and to use chalk and blackboards, as well as ink and paper. A highlight for the children was the strict teacher, eating oranges and drinking a glass of milk at recess, as well as playing olden day games. The students’ outfits were absolutely incredible and they really looked the part.

Students also had a day of box construction to create their school of the future. They had to design, plan, build and reflect on the school they created. They also used iMovie to explain the key features of their school, which were then linked to QR codes. During our learning walk, parents and relatives, had the opportunity to come through and view our olden day classroom and our schools of the future. They were very impressed with the quality of work the students produced, the learning they gained and the impressive technology skills they demonstrated.

We were fortunate to have Daniel visit us from the St Vincent de Paul Society to share the life story of Frederic Ozanam, our Year Level patron. We also played the chocolate game to learn more about opportunity – some people got an abundance of chocolate and others are less fortunate and had none. Daniel also took the items we collected for the blanket drive back to St Vincent de Paul. Thank you to all those families who donated blankets, scarves, beanies, or socks to help those who are less fortunate than ourselves.

We finished off LIFE Week with a shared lunch including a few relatives who spoke to the students about their memories and experiences of school. The students wish every week was LIFE Week and are already talking about what they might do next year in Year 4!

Miss Ravenscroft

Year 3 Teacher